Georg—No, we don't.
Albert—Have no fear. . . . I am a proper uncle. I shall only question your excellent young teacher.
Beatrice—[To Symphorosa.] He is falling in love with him too.
Hyacinth—I commend him warmly to your notice. He is a man of culture and an athlete; an astronomer and a swordsman.
Albert—[Notices that they all are standing.] Why don't you keep your seats? [Hyacinth, Alexandra, Beatrice and Symphorosa sit; the others do not.] Good. I like that. It's the modern spirit. What are you working on now?
Agi—History, your highness.
Albert—Ah! That's always interesting. What period?
Agi—The beginning of the Nineteenth Century.
Albert—Napoleon.
Agi—Yes, your highness. [Embarrassment.]
Albert—You are interested in Pedagogy, aren't you, Karl?
Hyacinth—Yes.
Albert—Did you know that Napoleon proposed to establish a school for kings at Meudon?
Hyacinth—A very practical idea.
Albert—Yes, the pupils were to have been limited to boys in the line of succession to a throne. The program of study was very interesting. No
